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Conveyor Systems and Preparing For Christmas

Conveyor systems are very much sought after for the many benefits they offer, particularly at busy times such as the weeks leading up to the Christmas season. This is one of the most important times of the year for many manufacturers and distributors (including online giants such as Amazon). Automation and efficiency of systems becomes imperative and this is where fully automated and bespoke designed conveyor systems can come into their own.

Conveyor Systems and Business Efficiency

Conveyor systems mean less worker handling of products, which results in less error and increased productivity. Trained technicians are required to control the systems, however, many conveyor systems can be fully automated. By fewer manual workers being involved, absence and illness of staff over busy periods does not need to affect your business. Of course, many businesses do take on seasonal workers where they are still needed to pick items manually from their storage warehouses.

Safety Improved with Conveyor Systems

Safety of staff in busy periods is also of the utmost importance to business. Conveyor systems offer improved safety for staff because of less human handling of products and also because operating a conveyor system when fully trained is much safer than, for example, using a forklift truck or a crane to handle pallets of goods. Many conveyor systems also have built in safety functions to minimise any sort of accident which includes automated as well as manual stoppage overrides.

If you are looking to increase the efficiency and productivity of your packing, manufacturing or distribution process, call us at Mobility Engineering for a no-obligation chat on how we can help you.